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by Bryan_Carey
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Mar 24 '06 |
Keeping Warm Without a Furnace
Space heaters come in different shapes and styles and there is a right one for most needs. ... read full review
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by the_gas_man
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Feb 01 '07 |
Vent-Free Gas Fireplaces, Consumer Responses, Pro & Con.
This is an issue that is not going away soon and neither am I, (I hope) until national standards are improved or people stop buying these appliances.... read full review
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by the_gas_man
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Dec 29 '03 |
Vent-Free Fireplaces...Stupid Is, As Stupid Does...
I hope you continue to be safe. If you have any specific questions about this subject, feel free to email me.... read full review
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by the_gas_man
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Feb 14 '02 |
A Challenge To Unvented Gas Heater Manufacturers
I invited the Vent-Free Gas Products Alliance to respond to this review, in 2002 with technically responsible and verifiable counter arguments and they have consistently refused comment. ... read full review
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by the_gas_man
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Nov 22 '07 |
Advice To Vent Free Fireplace Owners, Determined To Use Them
If you have a vent free fireplace/heater, read the instructions, follow recommended maintenance programs, ensure the room has adequate ventilation, be aware of these things and wary of emerging dangers.... read full review
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by the_gas_man
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Nov 19 '09 |
AHRI and VFGPA Misrepresent Vent-Free Fireplace/Heater Test Data
When AHRI commissions updated research including "real world" practices of oversizing vent-free fireplaces and IAQ, with up to 40,000 Btu/H, the results will show who should be ashamed.... read full review
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by the_gas_man
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Apr 19 '07 |
Vent Free Gas Fireplaces & Kerosene Space Heaters Linked To Cancer & Birth Defects
Venting fossil fuel combustion products, up a chimney or through the wall to the outdoors, is simple common sense. Why would anyone risk their health or life doing otherwise?... read full review
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by the_gas_man
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Dec 01 '06 |
A Challenge to Vent Free Gas Heater Manufacturers.... (Updated from 2002)
... The Vent-Free Gas Products Alliance were invited to respond to this review, in 2002 with technically responsible and verifiable counter arguments and they have consistently refused comment. ... read full review
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by the_gas_man
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Jul 24 '02 |
Choosing A Patio Gas Fire Pit Or... A Real "Space" Heater?
...there are a wide range of products that fall into the categories of the sensible, the dangerous and the downright ridiculous.... read full review
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by the_gas_man
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Nov 02 '09 |
Gas Furnaces, Heaters or Fireplaces, Do’s and Don'ts
The thrust of this piece, is to use your common sense, don't believe everything the manufacturer's write in their glossy brochures and safely survive another winter.... read full review
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by the_gas_man
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Jun 19 '02 |
To: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. RE: Unvented Gas Fireplaces
The Gas Appliance Manufacturer's Association, (GAMA) have refused to produce proof that unvented gas fireplaces are safe, because they know,... they are not safe. They simply sell well. ... read full review
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by the_gas_man
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May 10 '02 |
Unvented Gas Fireplaces: ODS Safety Pilots Offer False Security To Consumers
...the oxygen depletion pilot system was a fine invention. However, I am sure, it does not deserve the media hype the gas industry and government agencies have devoted to it.... read full review
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by the_gas_man
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Aug 10 '07 |
Vent Free Gas Heaters & Fireplace Manufacturers Lost Challenge By Default
Vent-Free gas fireplaces continue to be one of the greatest, avoidable health and safety hazards to over ten million families within the United States and elsewhere in the world.... read full review
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by the_gas_man
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Jan 02 '02 |
Insuladd, Thermilate, & Hy-Tech, Paint Additives: Gross Exaggeration of Energy Saving Potential
The advertised "potential" energy savings from paint additives are grossly exaggerated and unsubstantiated by an unbiased test agency. Results published are only from Insuladd's own "sponsored" research.... read full review
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by the_gas_man
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Jan 24 '05 |
Electric Fireplaces Pro's and Con's
Electric fireplaces are easy to install, fit virtually anywhere, draw little power, provide a sense of reality, and require very little maintenance, so why not?... read full review
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by the_gas_man
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Apr 09 '02 |
Unvented Gas Heater Standards: Proposed Amendments
Please feel free to copy and paste my last review on unvented heaters and these Proposed Amendments to national standards and send them to your government representatives or newspapers.... read full review
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by the_gas_man
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Dec 16 '03 |
Is Choosing A Vent-Free Gas Fireplace Stupid or Foolish?... You Decide.
Choose a vented space heater or gas fireplace, and prove to our future generations that we have indeed learned something from our cave dwelling ancestors.... read full review
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by the_gas_man
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Jan 22 '05 |
Choosing a Wood Burning Stove As a Space Heater
Choose a wood stove that suits your lifestyle. Check with local building inspectors for current codes that could affect you. Carefully check references of hearth dealers.... read full review
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by the_gas_man
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Jan 03 '02 |
Fraud or Fact? Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Another case of the almighty buck being more important than the health and welfare of the consuming public. An industry that uses staggering misrepresentations as to long-term product capabilities.... read full review
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by the_gas_man
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Nov 09 '05 |
Pellet Stove Fever Is Back & They're Hot (Update December 2006)
Pellet stoves: cost effective, burn environmentally friendly, clean,renewable fuel, easy installation, service requirements critical, dead in a power failure and will experience component failure one day. ... read full review
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by the_gas_man
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Dec 22 '09 |
Vent Free Gas Products Alliance Misrepresent Approvals In United States
The Vent Free Gas Products Alliance are pushing their agenda to sell these products through any means available, even resorting to using half truths in their advertisements of them.... read full review
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by MsHooterville
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Sep 15 '00 |
Choosing a Safe, Quiet, Effective Space Heater
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by cowboyind
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Oct 17 '01 |
Stay Safe and Warm With the Right Space Heater (Updated 10/07)
Space heaters can be a safe and economical way to stay warm if you figure out how much heat you need, buy the right heater, and use it with care.... read full review
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by euniverse1
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Oct 17 '00 |
DON"T BE TAKEN BY HVAC CONTRACTORS FOR YOUR HEATING SYSTEM!
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by showard
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Sep 20 '00 |
Warm Room, Cold House
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by wilco42
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Nov 14 '00 |
an epinion on how to heat up your life
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by showard
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Sep 30 '00 |
Wood' Heat: A Definitive Guide
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by alwillia
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Apr 10 '07 |
Comment on unvented products from UK
In summary, i would fully support everything what Gasman says. This guy knows what he is talking about and has genuine concerns about public health. DON'T BUY UNVENTED!!... read full review
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